Editorial | On Grandpas with a Past, by Hokis — Headline Poetry & Press

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I forgave the man who raped me,

the day before he carefully screwed a plate into my aged father’s tibia.

I forgave the man who molested me,

the day LinkedIn told me he is now with Homeland Security’s Sex Trafficking Unit.

I forgave the man who was the closest version of Bundy I’d ever want […]

Editorial | On Grandpas with a Past, by Hokis — Headline Poetry & Press

Published by Hokis

Hokis is an American poet of Armenian descent. Her upcoming collection "OnBecoming" is a poetic memoir detailing her personal rise from political trauma. Creative nonfiction as foreshadowing preface, and other published works, found on hokis.blog.

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